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AN: Sorry it took awhile…but here is a new chapter for y'all…..Please review…I like even negative comments…
Chapter 2: Embracing Life
Tohru woke up and stretched. It seemed that she was almost there by the way the sun was now low in the sky. She sighed again and looked out the window. Earlier she had tried to talk to the two men in the front seat. They ignored her completely and only answered with 'yes miss' or 'no miss'. It was sad to know that she was alone for that long with absolutely no one to speak to, but she would manage.
"Miss we are almost there. If you like we can take you to Master Honda's house first to freshen up, and then go and see him." One of the men said, lowering the window to speak to her.
"No if it's alright I would like to go and see him right away." Tohru said and tried not to let any of what she was feeling leak in. She knew right now was about the only time she would have to grieve will she was here, but Tohru couldn't give up just yet. Not yet….
'Oh Mum, what do I do when he is gone as well?' Tohru thought sadly.
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"Hi I'm Honda Tohru, could you tell me which room Mr. Honda is in please?" Tohru asked when she got to the desk. The elderly woman smiled at her and got up from her seat.
"Just follow me Honda-Chan. I think your Grandfather will be glad to see you. He seems very lonely these days." The nurse said shaking her head sadly. She started to lead Tohru through the corridors. Tohru ignored most of what she was saying, already spacing out. She was worried that her Grandpa didn't want her anymore than he wanted her mother. And that all this was some joke to hurt her. Or maybe he wasn't sick and had decided that she couldn't live with that many men as well, like her dad's family had tried to do.
"Tohru..?" She heard someone whispered. Tohru came out of her daze and saw her Grandpa, who had always been so strong, staring meekly at her.
"Grandpa!" And Tohru flew into her Grandfather's arms happily. Her Grandfather hugged her tightly back, and Tohru felt that strength again, that she always remembered of him. He smelled the same, of wood and wet earth. He always had been like this. And when she let go she looked him over. He didn't look all that sick.
'Funny. I forgot to ask what was wrong, but I doubt it matters. He needs me now. I need to embrace him, and make his last days loving and filled with the happiness that is life.'
"I'm so happy to see you Tohru!" He said looking her over. "And look how beautiful you have grown. Even more than Kyoko was!" And Tohru smiled.
"I'm happy to see you too Grandpa. Even if I don't understand exactly why." And Tohru smiled very brightly this time. "I missed you so much. I haven't seen you since the funeral." And very slowly his old crinkled smile faded. He looked to the floor, dwelling on his only daughter, and her untimely death before they had spoke again.
"So how long are you here for Tohru?" He asked and her expression faded as well.
"As long as you need me Grandpa. I am here for as long as you need me to be." And he sighed. Why did it have to be this way?
"Tohru…" He began, but was at a loss for words. Then he sighed and patted her hand tenderly.
"The doctors have told me that I can go home tomorrow. I hope you don't mind spending the night alone?" He said and Tohru smiled at him. She was too innocent and sweet to deserve anything like this. She was too loving and kind. He sighed and felt like weeping. Soon she'd be gone as well.
"No of course not Grandpa!" She said and bowed again. "I'll be fine. Don't worry about me at all, okay?" And he smiled again. He really loved his Granddaughter.
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'Wow this place is so big for just Grandpa. I wonder which room Mum slept in? Or if she evens has a room here anymore?' Tohru walked around the large estate that could rival even the Sohma's in beauty. Everywhere there were little gardens of all sorts of things. Tohru smiled when she saw a vegetable patch, knowing that Yuki would fit right in here. Her heart ached. Right now she needed to sleep.
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The next morning Tohru woke up, eyes all sore. She wanted more sleep, but she didn't want to seem lazy.
"I wonder where the kitchen is in this place." Tohru wondered as her stomach rumbled again. She smiled and thought of her home. It made her happy to have someone to take care of; but this time it was completely different.
Tohru wandered about the house until she bumped into a servant. She had never known that her Grandpa had servants. Or any things like that.
"It's not a servant as such dear. I come here every second day and clean." The woman explained and smiled at the cute onigiri. "And I feel sorry for him. When his wife died ten years ago, I couldn't help but notice him shrivel slightly. And the other year when we heard about his only daughter, he was a broken man. I wish he would let people help him, like him help the people around him. But sadly he never did."
'That's so sad.' Tohru thought and tried to ignore the thing she wasn't saying. And now he is dying as well.
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"She's here." He whispered as he knelt down. "She came. She came because she loves me and doesn't want to see me die alone. It all went as you said it would. Are you happy now?" And the old man stood up.
"I should kill you then. Change your will, and kill you where you stand." The red eyed man whispered and sipped at his red drink.
"But I will not. She loves you." He put his drink on the table, studying the other man closely. "And when I kill the people who took her away in the first place she will need you. Foolish as you are, at the moment I will not kill you. If you interfere again 'old man', I will kill you. Slowly. And you will see pictures of your daughter Kyoko, and your wife Setsuna. I will haunt any thing you will have left, and finally when you've lost it all; I will devour your flesh." The red eyed man grinned as the older man nodded and bowed.
The red eyed smirked as he watched the elder leave. When he was gone he laughed. He would have her. He had waited so long for her. And now finally he would have her. There was family or friend that could really stop him. He was finally reclaiming what was his.
AN:I hope you liked it. Hopefully the next chapter will be up sooner, and things will appear to be clearer. I hope you keep reading and please do review me……I like reviews
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